sizzlin'stew of smokin'blues-kick ass rock-a taste of latin jazz & a flashback of 60's psychedelia.

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ROCK: Hard Rock, BLUES: Rockin' Blues



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Bob Hartâs singing and songwriting on his debut CD,âBLUE TO THE BONEâ is much like the man himself-fresh, bold and powerful. Itâs a smokinâ mix of bluesy, kick ass rock and roll with a taste of latin and even a flashback of 60âs psychedelia. Bob easily slides from one musical genre to the next. Heâs as much at home wailing the gospel shouts of âHAVE YOU GOT MY BACK?â as he is on the psychedelic tinged view of an afterlife on âWHISPERâ. Having lived all over the world as an ARMY brat its no wonder he draws on so many different influences. Going to high school in France and Germany he was introduced to the blues masters such as Howlinâ Wolf and Muddy Waters by English bands like the Stones. He first heard Bob Dylanâs âLike A Rolling Stoneâ in a French café juke box and bummed money from his dad to play it over and over. He even experienced The Beatles as a European teen did. He never experienced the Ed Sullivan hysteria although he enjoyed their music and harmonies. He grooved to Aretha and the 4 Tops, Temptations,The Miracles and Otis on the Armed Forces Radio network and listened to the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Jefferson Airplane, Buffalo Springfield & The Yardbirds on Radio Luxemburg and Radio Caroline[pirate radio stations] in the wee hours.
He was born in Louisiana and returned to the South to begin playing professionally in 1970 basing out of Huntsville Alabama after wasting a year at UT [Knoxville] majoring in partying! It was at UT that Bob first heard the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND and like millions of others around the world they became a huge infuence. Playing took him all over the country mostly in the South. Over the next few years bands he was in opened up for The Marshall Tucker Band, Brownsville Station. Bachman Turner Overdrive, Golden Earring,Wet Willie, Head East and The Atlanta Rhythm Section. Moving to Nashville Bob formed Buckeye with longtime friend and bandmate Mike Smoot[bass] and Tommy Crain[guitar, later of CDB fame]) Buckeye opened up the first 2 of Charlie Danielsâ Volunteer Jams.They were the only group to open the Jams- over the next 20+ years Charlie's band came out first and were joined by their gueasts. He began recording in Muscle Shoals with Pete Carr, guitarist for the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. The bonus cut on the CD was recorded in the late 70âs at Broadway Sound Studio- on the same floor where Percy Sledge crooned âWHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMANâ This previously unreleased gem, âANOTHER LONELY NIGHTâ was included as a memorial tribute to ace guitarist and former bandmate, the late Ray Brand. It features the band Buckeye with the Muscle Shoals Horns and a searing signature solo by Ray. The cut is as hot today as when it was laid down in â78.
Whether it the straight ahead rock grooves of âTake the Money and Runâ & âChoose the Bluesâ or the southern rock slinky slide work on âASSTIFIEDâ Bob and his merry band of monster pickers (JOHNNY GARCIA-JOHNNY NEEL âNIOSHI JACKSON & MIKE SMOOT] make it all work. From the latin rock flavor of âLOVIN YOU IS ALL MY HEART CAN DOâ they take a side trip on the funky side with the horn filled âLISTEN TO YOUR HEARTâ a nod towards two of Bobâs favorite influences- Paul Butterfield's Better Days and Little Feat.
In the end, BLUE TO THE BONE is NOT a blues record although the title cut and âTHE WAY YOU LOVE THE NIGHTâ are excellent examples of the bluesy side of this multifaceted singer/songwriter. It sounds like it will be impossible to pin Bob down to one musical genre and thatâs a good thing. This CD ROCKS -IT ROLLS âIT DANCES !
It harkens back to the days when making a record was more about capturing what the artist was doing and feeling at the time and less about what bag marketers could stick him in. Dick Clark and his Bandstand kids would love it because regardless of the style all the tunes on this record have the âdanceâ running throughout. Pick up a copy of âBLUE TO THE BONEâ & wrap your ears around it. Then go catch him live. Trust me -you wonât be disappointed.
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